Asclepias tuberosa
Indigenous people shared with enslaved Africans how to make remedies with the roots for treating respiratory conditions such as bronchitis and pleurisy due to expectorant effects. Tea made by simmering the roots in water has a purging action on the gastrointestinal tract.
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